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If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Are you ashamed of my words and me?

Are you ashamed to stand up and say that you trust me with all your heart?

Beware that you do not join the band of the fearful who are really trying to save their lives. This is a very subtle temptation. If you gain your life and the whole world and lose yourself or become a castaway, then what are you advantaged?

Beware that you are not found looking back to unbelief and man's assumptions. Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life, shall preserve it. Diligently seek me, and you will be rewarded. How much effort have you used to preserve yourself?

(RHEMA: The Bride of Christ Will Not Be Found In the Evil Day)

I go after the Lord, deny myself, take up my cross, and follow him. Through faith, I find my life and save it by losing my life for the Lord's sake. I am not profited anything if I gain the whole world and lose my soul. I cannot give, in exchange, anything for my soul. I am not ashamed of God's word and the Lord. I am not ashamed to stand up and say that I trust him with all my heart. I will be cautious so that I do not join the band of the fearful, who are really trying to save their lives. This is a very subtle temptation. If I gain my life, the whole world, and lose myself or become a castaway, then I have not advantaged anything. I will be watchful that I am not found looking back to unbelief and man's assumptions. I remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his life, shall preserve it.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Lean On the Everlasting Arms

I have brought unto you the glorious light of life that shines in the way of the Gentiles. I have made a way out of the darkness. Now do not go back into the darkness from whence you have walked, but walk in the light of my love, and you shall never see the horror of judgment. I have made a way in the wilderness of sin and brought you all the way to my throne of grace. Rejoice and be glad that truth resides in you. You are free within and without. Be not a slave to passions and pride, neither allow the lust of this present time to consume you with the masses, but bring to me your offering of praise each day. Then shall you know the benefits of my consuming fire.

I am the Lord, your God. All souls are mine. I am the Lord who has come with the mighty expression of deliverance. The hour has come for the alerting of the Church unto my coming. Make no mistake in your own calculations and tarry with the mockers and scoffers. I am coming soon. Be sure of your salvation and your calling. Make your calling and your election sure. Do not look upon the activities of this world lest you have your eyes filled the dust of corruption. The heart of man is a target of the devil. I have made a way that your heart might remain pure. Look to me, the author and the finisher of your faith, and you will not be drawn away by the pull of pride and lust. I have placed within your being the faith of Jesus Christ. The faith of Jesus Christ is the expression and the substance that shall cause you to go on unto the perfection described in my word.

Abide not in the house of slaves. The servant abides not in the house forever, but the son abides forever. I allow my sons to know what I am doing; therefore, be not a servant, but be a son. The sons of God are going into the land now. Be not slothful, but be fervent in all things. I have given you more grace that you might stand and that you might acknowledge me at all times. Your heart is now prepared for that which I will do with you. Fear not to trust me and to believe that my everlasting kindness and tender mercy are enough for you in all these things. The enemy desires to threaten you continually and cause you to fear, but I have placed perfect love within you so that these things of fear might be cast out. Lean not to your own understanding, but lean on these everlasting arms of salvation and of faith. Be encouraged in me, for I will not fail.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Lean On the Everlasting Arms

Beloved we are the sons of God. This powerful truth that we ARE the sons of God is so great because we are not waiting for it all to be revealed later, but now we can live in and walk in the Spirit and see the power of the Father who holds us in the eternal arms of safety. We have not been cast to the beasts of the field, but we are held in the bosom of the Great Shepherd of all the sheep. He lays down in the door of the sheepfold and is determined that no predator will tear and destroy the sheep. Marvelous are the arms of power that rocks the universe every night. He will not do any less for the children that are the apple of his eye. We are not the servants to lust and low living. God has lifted us to a different dimension of daily existence. We are safe in the shadow of his wings. Our expectation is from the Lord who made heaven and earth. He will elbow into the greatest tests of our lives and deliver us from the taunting of the terrible one. The captives of the mighty will be delivered by the one who gathered us all in his arms and held us close at the cross.

CORRUPTION AND FEAR

Jesus has brought unto me the glorious light of life that shines in the way of the Gentiles. He has made a way out of the darkness. Now I will not go back into the darkness from whence I have walked, but I walk in the light of his love, and I shall never see the horror of judgment. He has made a way in the wilderness of sin and brought me all the way to my throne of grace. I rejoice, and I am glad that truth resides in me. I am free within and without. I am not a slave to passions and pride, neither will I allow the lust of this present time to consume me with the masses, but I bring to God my offering of praise each day. Now I know the benefits of his consuming fire.

Jesus is the Lord, my God. All souls are his. He is the Lord, who has come with the mighty expression of deliverance. The hour has come for the alerting of the Church unto his coming. I will make no mistake in my own calculations and tarry with the mockers and scoffers. He is coming soon. I purpose to be sure of my salvation and my calling. I make my calling and my election sure. I do not look upon the activities of this world, for if I do, my eyes will be filled with the dust of corruption. The heart of man is a target of the devil. The Lord has made a way that my heart might remain pure. I look to him, the author and the finisher of my faith, and I will not be drawn away by the pull of pride and lust. He has placed within my being the faith of Jesus Christ. The faith of Jesus Christ is the expression and the substance that shall cause me to go on unto the perfection described in his word.

I do not abide in the house of slaves. The servant does not abide in the house forever, but the son abides forever. The Lord allows his sons to know what he is doing; therefore, I am not a servant, but I am a son. The sons of God are going into the land now. I will not be slothful, but I will be fervent in all things. Jesus has given me more grace that I might stand and that I might acknowledge him at all times. My heart is now prepared for that which he will do with me. I do not fear to trust him and to believe that his everlasting kindness and tender mercy is enough for me in all these things. The enemy desires to threaten me continually and cause me to fear, but God has placed perfect love within me so that these things of fear might be cast out. I am determined not to lean to my own understanding but to lean on these everlasting arms of salvation and of faith. I am encouraged in God, for he will not fail.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: The Word of God Calls Attention To the Fanfare Before We Are Showered by Blessings

Before the dawn marched across the horizon of the first day, the word of God heralded its arrival. Every promise that is laid in our hearts is brought to us in the arms of oracles of power. Creation will never embrace the emptiness until its womb is filled with declarations of destiny. All the crowds of things and events can suddenly try to block out his ways of wisdom. Every time we observe heaven during a calamity in earth, there is no cessation of its nonstop worship. All its hosts are never having a nervous breakdown. He who is on the throne is in control of the flow of time and events. Satan's favorite tactic is to obscure the certainty of God's working with something that appears ominous but is only trivial in the scheme of the eternal. Flooding rivers of peace and assurance will wash around our hearts and minds as we pile every irrelevant entity upon the altar of faith. Even the fires of lust of the eye and pride of life are not hotter than the intense love our God has for his children to discharge the declarations of promise for us. Precious promises are coming down into our lives like the going in the tops of the trees. God will break forth on the parade ground of victory with his mighty host to be as a flood to wash away our adversaries in a moment's time.

(Continued)

The blood of the covenant is the ready source of confirmation for you. Drink of my blood, and eat of my flesh again then be revived. The spirit of disloyalty runs rampant in the earth. The spirit of the age drives and works mightily in the disobedient to bring my people to the bargaining table of betrayal. Humble yourself under my mighty hand so that you are not taken by the spirit of the prince of the power of the air. Pray that you do not enter into temptation. Pray always that you be counted worthy to escape the things that are coming upon the earth.

466. Why are you in the world?

467. Are you in the world to save your life or to lose it?

You have a cross. Now carry it all the way. Lift up your voice in praise, and be strengthened by the virtue of divinity that is in you. I died in your place and did already let you go. Barabbas was released, and he was a murderer. In the courts of man, a murderer was released, and I was sentenced.

468. How much more shall you be released from guilt and condemnation, for I carried the weight of all these things?

My cross, I did bear. I was weary, yet was I determined to satisfy your longing to be free. Behold the gaze of disbelief as I carried my cross. I was a king with a cross traveling a path not designed for me to travel.

469. Where is your cross, and what will you carry in its stead?

470. Where is your love, and what will you give in exchange for that which is real if you do not know its meaning?

471. How will you discern truth and error if you have not trodden this path of suffering and public proclamation of love for me?

(To Be Continued)

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